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==Course background==
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===Course background===
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Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an online course on “Audio resources creation for language teaching ” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT program of RIESI. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”. This note discusses the objectives, approach, requirements of the participants and expected outcomes from the course.
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Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an online course on “Audio resources creation for language teaching” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT/PGDELT programs of RIESI, Bengaluru. The course is based on the '''National ICT curriculum''' theme “<u>'''Creating with ICT'''</u>”.
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== Objectives of the course==
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=== Objectives of the course===
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# To understand the connection between the word and the thought (can we communicate abstract ideas without words, i.e., sounds) and to recognize that the combinations of sounds and what they describe is arbitrary
 
 
# To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS ([[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
 
# To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS ([[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
 
# To learn to record and editing audio using Audacity. Making your audio resource richer by using multiple audio files (background music)
 
# To learn to record and editing audio using Audacity. Making your audio resource richer by using multiple audio files (background music)
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# To publish created audio resource on a [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan public repository] for the benefit of all teachers
 
# To publish created audio resource on a [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan public repository] for the benefit of all teachers
  
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== Approach ==
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=== Registration for the course ===
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The course will be held over 4 webinar sessions and each webinar duration will be for a duration of 90 mins.
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'''<u>[https://teacher-network.in/limesurvey/index.php/919658?lang=en Click here to register for this Audio creation course]</u>'''
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# Session1: Overview of the course. Exploring the role of audio in language learning. Introduction to audio resources/ICT, and identification of audio resource to be created by each participant.
 
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# Offline activity — Install Audacity on computer. Record an audio clip using Audacity or mobile-based apps.
 
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# Sessions 2, 3 and 4: These sessions will be hands-on sessions. Here the participants will create the audio resource on the selected topic and will some sound effects to the recorded audio clips. The participants will present their audio files and will upload on an online repository.
 
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# The webinar is proposed to be held on the following dates November 23rd, 25th, 26th and 28th. The webinar timings will be 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM.
 
  
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==Requirements from the participants==
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===Requirements from the participants===
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#All the participants should have a computer (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
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#All the participants '''should have a computer''' (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
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#Audacity application must be installed on the computer. For installation instructions, refer [[Learn Audacity#Installation|https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity#Installation]].
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#'''Audacity application must be installed on the computer''' ([[Learn Audacity#Installation|'''click here''']] for the installation instructions).
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#Good internet connection to join the webinar sessions.
 
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==Join the webinar sessions==
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===Join the webinar sessions===
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All the 4 webinar sessions will be held on the following dates: November 23rd, 25th, 26th and 28th. The webinar timings will be 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM.
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# Webinar sessions dates: March 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.  
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# The sessions timings: Evening from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
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# Webinar link to join the session: 
  
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[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/view.php?id=2612 Click here to join the webinar session (to join the session you need to login by using CELT Moodle login details)] 
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=== Agenda of the course ===
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==Expected Outcomes==
 
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It is expected that at the end of the course, each participant would have created an audio resource, on their selected topic (poem or prose or any other resource). This resource would be published on a public repository. Participants who successfully complete the course and upload their resources on the repository will get a certificate of completion from RIESI and IT for Change.
 
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|Webinar session 1
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23-November
 
 
|Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning
 
|Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning
 
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# Go through a checklist of recording a good quality audio
 
# Go through a checklist of recording a good quality audio
 
# Participants will choose one topic to create audio.
 
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|Moodle course page
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| - [[Learn Audacity|Learn Audacity handout]]
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[[Learn Audacity]] handout
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- [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff7Mu3ezMZGQK2jt6Bt9ZY3BSnSCb2-_prXBKtC8XQ9zMKVA/viewform Fill this form, with your topic for audio resource creation in the course]
 
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25-November
 
 
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# Using different applications for audio recording
 
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# Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files.
 
# Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files.
 
# Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
 
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# To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
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# Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
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|[[Learn Audacity]]
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# Go through OER audio repositories to access and download it to your device
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|[[Learn Audacity|Learn Audacity handout]]
 
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26-November
 
 
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# Effectiveness of adding audio effects
 
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# Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part
 
# Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part
 
# Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio
 
# Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio
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# Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
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# Use Silence, pitch change and features
 
# File export as audio files and save as project.
 
# File export as audio files and save as project.
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|Learn Audacity and [http://www.SoundCloud.com www.SoundCloud.com]  
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|[[Learn Audacity|Learn Audacity handout]]  
 
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|Webinar 4
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|Webinar session 4
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28-November
 
 
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# Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
 
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# Publish created audio's on the web.
 
# Publish created audio's on the web.
 
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# Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation
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# Fade in/out, echo to adjust the audio -voice modulation
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# Use Silence, noise reduction, pitch change and echo features
 
 
# Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
 
# Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
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# To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
 
# Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
 
# Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
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|Learn Audacity  and [[Learn Soundcloud|www.SoundCloud.com]]
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# Go through the course assignment requirements.
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|[[Learn Audacity|Learn Audacity handout]]  
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[[Learn Soundcloud|SoundCloud]]
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[[Learn Soundcloud|SoundCloud]] [[Learn Soundcloud|handout]]
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[[Learn Soundcloud|handout]]
 
 
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==Resources==
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===Course Resources===
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===Audio resources created by last batch participants===
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====Technology resources====
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====September CELT batch audio====
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#[[Learn Audacity|Audacity handout]]
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# '''[https://soundcloud.com/itfor-change/sets/riesi-celt-primary-school-teachers-audio-workshop-october-2020 Primary school teachers SoundCloud album]'''
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#[https://teacher-network.in/OER/images/3/32/Checklist_to_record_good_audio.pdf Checklist for recording good audio clip]
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# [https://soundcloud.com/itfor-change/sets/riesi-celt-secondary-school-teachers-audio-workshop-october-2020 '''Secondary school teachers SoundCloud album''']
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#[https://youtu.be/zeQy4a6alU0 What is copyright and what is OER] (Watch this video to know about different copyrights laws)
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6rNIu3J1E Use SoundCloud repository to upload and share your audio materials]  (Video)
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====Online OER audio repositories====
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# [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rpuG1V8ISYUS0IbbS7-EVNzWiDl-3VRD Background music tracks accessed from different OER repositories (Google Drive)]
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# WikimediaCommons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files
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# BenSound - https://www.bensound.com/
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# Soundible - http://soundbible.com/
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# FreeSound - https://freesound.org/
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# SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/
  
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===Technology resources===
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====Reading materials on ELT====
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#[[Learn Audacity#Installation|Install Audacity application in your computer]]
 
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#[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rpuG1V8ISYUS0IbbS7-EVNzWiDl-3VRD '''Download different background music's to your computer''']
 
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#[https://teacher-network.in/OER/images/3/32/Checklist_to_record_good_audio.pdf Checklist for recording good audio clip]
 
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#[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff7Mu3ezMZGQK2jt6Bt9ZY3BSnSCb2-_prXBKtC8XQ9zMKVA/viewform Fill this form, with your topic for audio resource creation in the course]
 
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#What is copyright and what is OER - See short [https://youtube.com/watch?v=zeQy4a6alU0&list=PLWUrlh2K8RdTORtWrlMIDjEPgdD-VC7BN&index=10&t=0s video]
 
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6rNIu3J1E Watch this video] to know upload your audio files on SoundCloud audio repository.
 
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===Online OER audio repositories===
 
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#[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files WikimediaCommons]
 
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#[https://www.bensound.com/ BenSound]
 
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#[http://soundbible.com/ Soundible]
 
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#[https://freesound.org/ FreeSound]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/ SoundCloud]
 
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===Reading materials on ELT===
 
 
#[[Krashen hypotheses|Krashen's hypotheses for SLA]] (Second Language Acquisition)
 
#[[Krashen hypotheses|Krashen's hypotheses for SLA]] (Second Language Acquisition)
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#[https://academia.edu/7452953/Multilinguality_education_and_harmony Multilingualism, education and harmony] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri (Multilingualism, as a resource for ELT
 
 
#[https://www.academia.edu/5905884/Multilingualaity_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
 
#[https://www.academia.edu/5905884/Multilingualaity_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
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#[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/English:_Curriculum_and_Syllabus National Curriculum 2005 Framework Position Paper] on Teaching English
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#NCF2005 Position Paper on [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/NCF_Position_Paper_on_Teaching_Indian_Languages Teaching of Indian Languages]
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#[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/English:_Curriculum_and_Syllabus National Curriculum 2005 Framework Position Paper] on Teaching of Indian Languages
 
 
#[[:File:Revised - Digital stories - a new approach to curricular material development, Ranganathan and Kasinathan, June 2017.odt#file|Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum]]
 
#[[:File:Revised - Digital stories - a new approach to curricular material development, Ranganathan and Kasinathan, June 2017.odt#file|Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum]]
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===Additional resources===
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====Additional resources====
 
#Rich recitations
 
#Rich recitations
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##[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPCWV2LAifpieVp4akjZ_A Karadi tales] - Very rich and brilliant audio stories based on Indian stories and using Indian tunes... must  listen to [https://youtube.com/user/karadionline/videos all]
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPCWV2LAifpieVp4akjZ_A Karadi tales] - Very rich and brilliant audio stories based on Indian stories and using Indian tunes.
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###[https://youtu.be/eSEgbhGokPA Karadi tale - Blue Jackal by Naseeruddin Shah]
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#*#[https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPMq2GOmBj8 Crickematics] with Rahul Dravid
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###[https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPMq2GOmBj8 Crickematics] with Rahul Dravid
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#*#[https://youtu.be/hW57awyt024 Monkey on a Fast] with Sanjay Dutt
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###[https://youtu.be/hW57awyt024 Monkey on a Fast] with Sanjay Dutt
 
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##https://www.swarasforschools.com/
 
 
#Poetry online
 
#Poetry online
 
##[https://poets.org/poems-poets Poems online] (10,000 poems) available for download
 
##[https://poets.org/poems-poets Poems online] (10,000 poems) available for download
 
##Access poems and upload your poems [https://allpoetry.com/ All Poetry]
 
##Access poems and upload your poems [https://allpoetry.com/ All Poetry]
 
##[https://poetryfoundation.org/poems Poetry foundation]
 
##[https://poetryfoundation.org/poems Poetry foundation]
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#Great speeches:
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##[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s I have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King .Jr]
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##[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s I have a Dream, speech by Martin Luther King .Jr]
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====Audio resources created by last batch participants====
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[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Audio_OER_by_Teachers To check the audio resources created by participated teachers Click here]
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===Course assignment from the participants===
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As part of the course completion, each participant needs to be created an audio resource, on their selected topic (poem or prose or any other resource) and these audio resources need to be submitted as an assignment.<blockquote>[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkBdf_LGJh4gtSwemHDias8TyLOeco9TaCNi4aPwxm-OMgRg/viewform '''Click here'''] '''to submit your created audio file'''</blockquote>''<u>Only participants who successfully complete the course by submitting their audio resources through the above link will get a certificate of completion from RIESI and IT for Change.</u>''
  
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==Course feedback==
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===Course feedback===
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To fill the course feedback form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclxhQQ49FfOVT3F4P0BlUtAHwz43dWd7Q653ii9nUFBNM45Q/viewform click here]
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To fill the course feedback form, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclxhQQ49FfOVT3F4P0BlUtAHwz43dWd7Q653ii9nUFBNM45Q/viewform click here]
 
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[[Category:Audacity]]

Latest revision as of 11:40, 19 January 2023

Course background

Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an online course on “Audio resources creation for language teaching” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT/PGDELT programs of RIESI, Bengaluru. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”.

Objectives of the course

  1. To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
  2. To learn to record and editing audio using Audacity. Making your audio resource richer by using multiple audio files (background music)
  3. To introduce the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources (Open Educational Resources created with FOSS)
  4. To publish created audio resource on a public repository for the benefit of all teachers

Registration for the course

Click here to register for this Audio creation course

Requirements from the participants

  1. All the participants should have a computer (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
  2. Audacity application must be installed on the computer (click here for the installation instructions).
  3. Good internet connection to join the webinar sessions.

Join the webinar sessions

  1. Webinar sessions dates: March 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.
  2. The sessions timings: Evening from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
  3. Webinar link to join the session:

Agenda of the course

Webinars Particulars Activities Resources
Webinar session 1 Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning
  1. Introduction to the workshop and agenda explanations
  2. Helping participants to install Audacity software in their computers
  3. Go through audio recording basic options in audacity
  4. 4. Save as project file, export recorded audio files
  5. Go through a checklist of recording a good quality audio
  6. Participants will choose one topic to create audio.
 - Learn Audacity handout

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- Fill this form, with your topic for audio resource creation in the course

Webinar session 2
  1. Using different applications for audio recording
  2. Understanding the technical specifications for audio headphones, microphone
  3. Understanding of Audacity editing tools.
  1. Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as we needed.
  2. Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files.
  3. Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
  4. Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
  5. Go through OER audio repositories to access and download it to your device
 Learn Audacity handout
Webinar session 3
  1. Effectiveness of adding audio effects
  2. Understanding when and how to use audio effects to the audio's
  3. Using an audio editing tool to add sound elements.
  1. Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part
  2. Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio
  3. Use Silence, pitch change and features
  4. File export as audio files and save as project.
 Learn Audacity handout
Webinar session 4
  1. Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
  2. Understanding of using different background music to make more effective of the audio
  3. Publish created audio's on the web.
  1. Fade in/out, echo to adjust the audio -voice modulation
  2. Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
  3. To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
  4. Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
  5. Go through the course assignment requirements.
 Learn Audacity handout

and

SoundCloud handout

Course Resources

Technology resources

  1. Audacity handout
  2. Checklist for recording good audio clip
  3. What is copyright and what is OER (Watch this video to know about different copyrights laws)
  4. Use SoundCloud repository to upload and share your audio materials (Video)

Online OER audio repositories

  1. Background music tracks accessed from different OER repositories (Google Drive)
  2. WikimediaCommons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files
  3. BenSound - https://www.bensound.com/
  4. Soundible - http://soundbible.com/
  5. FreeSound - https://freesound.org/
  6. SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/

Reading materials on ELT

  1. Krashen's hypotheses for SLA (Second Language Acquisition)
  2. Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
  3. NCF2005 Position Paper on Teaching of Indian Languages
  4. Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum

Additional resources

  1. Rich recitations
  2. Poetry online
    1. Poems online (10,000 poems) available for download
    2. Access poems and upload your poems All Poetry
    3. Poetry foundation
  3. Great speeches:
    1. I have a Dream, speech by Martin Luther King .Jr

Audio resources created by last batch participants

To check the audio resources created by participated teachers Click here

Course assignment from the participants

As part of the course completion, each participant needs to be created an audio resource, on their selected topic (poem or prose or any other resource) and these audio resources need to be submitted as an assignment.

Click here to submit your created audio file

Only participants who successfully complete the course by submitting their audio resources through the above link will get a certificate of completion from RIESI and IT for Change.

Course feedback

To fill the course feedback form, click here

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